https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/v7m5dd/amazon-has-enough-votes-to-bust-bessemer-union > Amazon employees at a 5,800-worker warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, have voted against unionizing, according to a preliminary vote count by the National Labor Relations Board. Amazon secured a majority of "no" votes in counting that took place Thursday afternoon and Friday morning. There are still hundreds of contested ballots, however, even taking into account those ballots, Amazon has enough votes to bust the union.  > The Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) has indicated that it plans to file objections to Amazon's conduct during the election, and the NLRB did not immediately declare Amazon victorious. Despite international press coverage and endorsements from prominent politicians and celebrities, the union faced an uphill battle in winning an election against one of the world's most powerful companies, which campaigned against the union, and in a legal environment that is stacked in favor of employers.